Calcutta HC upholds single-judge order, allows BJP to hold rally in Kolkata on November 29
In a major blow to the West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday allowed the BJP to conduct its mega rally on November 29 at the place in central Kolkata where Trinamool Congress organizes its annual ‘Martyrs Day‘ rally on July 21 every year.
The division bench also made certain observations that were immensely embarrassing for the state government and the ruling party. The division bench clearly directed that although BJP will have to conduct the rally following the conditions and restrictions mentioned on the official website of Kolkata Police, the latter will not be allowed to impose any additional or new restriction on the organizers of the rally.
The rally, to be conducted as a protest against irregularities in the implementation of the 100-day job scheme under MGNREGA in West Bengal, is supposed to be attended and addressed by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister of State for Rural Development Giriraj Singh, and Minister of State Niranjan Jyoti.
Earlier on November 20, Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Rajasekhar Manta overruled the denial of police permission for the said rally and allowed the BJP to conduct it at the place of the latter’s choice. However, on November 22, the West Bengal government approached the division bench of Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya challenging the single-judge bench order.
On Friday, the division bench too upheld the order of the single-judge bench and allowed the BJP to go ahead with its scheduled program at the scheduled place and date.
The court’s observation was that if a particular program (read Trinamool Congress’ ‘Martyrs Day’ rally), can be conducted at that particular place in central Kolkata, there is no reason why a similar rally by any other organizer cannot be conducted there.
“In that case, we will have to cancel the July 21 rally as well. Rather we will have to order for the cancellation of all public program. Will that be good? What is the necessity for the creation of political complexities,” the Chief Justice observed.
Till the time the report was filed, there was no reaction from the ruling Trinamool Congress. The state unit of BJP welcomed the decision of the court.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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Bengalis are stupid to elect Mumtaz Begum. They have to continue job less & no progress in the state for it is a direct punishment for having chosen to elect Mumtaz Begum.
Bengal state is cursed by CPI earlier, now TMC.
BJP continues to ditch its own workers.
Doomed state, people are doomed.
Can anyone mention or compare GST stats of Bengal for last 10 years ? to see what damage this Mumtaz Begum has done to the state with so many celebrity & professors of economics in that state ? Theory vs Practice difference
Bengalis are stupid to elect Mumtaz Begum. They have to continue job less & no progress in the state for it is a direct punishment for having chosen to elect Mumtaz Begum.
Bengal state is cursed by CPI earlier, now TMC.